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The GOP’s Racism Broke AI

It’s a sad statement on the modern GOP: the party’s racism is so deeply entrenched, so endlessly sprawling, that even artificial intelligence buckles under the task of cataloging it all.

https://substack.com/home/post/p-150895632?r=4d7sow&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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Trump is destructive. He is a destroyer. He has set his mind to destroy a nation and the ripples of that will reach our allies. T is deluded & delusional. He’s contagious passing his delusions to others via lies about their and our beloved country. We have to vote him out so badly that he gives up enough to go live in a Memory Care home.

Saturday my son, his wife and their 19 year old daughter voted…all of us straight ticket Democrat! Then we went to a pie shop to celebrate my granddaughter’s first time voting. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 Folks, we have a New Democrat!

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So I got another mailer from Your Community PAC, this time in a conventional envelope. Delaware address with the standard PAC authorization disclaimer. Black and white printed, 2024 Voting Guide on the envelope. Inside was an 8½" x 11" sheet of paper, single-side printed, union bug on the bottom, that bullet pointed three issues. Regular church attendance (Harris yes, Trump no), did crime fall on their watch (Harris yes, Trump no), respect for our seniors (Harris yes, Trump no).

This is an exquisitely targeted piece of mail, aimed at seniors who aren't on social media ("In a world dominated by TikToks, Instagrams and Tweets, we need a president who is focused on what's really important"). Gotta be super cheap to produce and mail. I approve this message ;)

I also got another large glossy blast at David McCormick I didn't bother to look at ;)

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"What Bezos fails to understand is that his gesture of submission will earn him no favor from Trump. Autocrats do not reward compliance—they punish weakness." Have a happy life, Jeff Bezos. Re: "On foreign policy, Harris is sharper and more strategic' -- um, I didn't know that the orange sadist IS "sharp" or "strategic" at all. [P.S. That's gotta be an AI of Harris. She's much more attractive than that!]

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I don't know if it's AI, but it's an artist's rendering and yeah, it's a little generic. The Time magazine charcoal cover portrait was much better (Trump was obsessed with it and called it "beautiful," LOL).

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I know he did! That blew my mind!

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Trump has been _so jealous_ of Time covers his entire life; he has fake ones of himself all over his office, ROTFL. When he did make it to the cover of Time in the middle of his first term, it was a dark, unflattering caricature with an absurdly long red tie.

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I'd forgotten all about that! Actually, if I read it correctly, 27 (!) covers -- all but two, VERY unflattering. You can google them. I was so amazed and amused that I started collecting them. I've tossed them since.

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He was on the cover of Time 27 times? For real? I didn't know that.

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I was going to say 6 or 8 times (usually being in flood waters). But when I googled it, what I found said 27! Hard to believe. See what you can find, and let me know!

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Trying to squeeze out votes for Harris doing what she is doing when paydirt more likely would come from her changing what she's doing, any way you or anyone could get this to her?

"Get this to Harris!!!!...It’s a winning way!"

https://suzannetaylor.substack.com/p/get-this-to-harris

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Piers Morgan for fuck's sake. Jesus on a corn cob.

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Marianne Williamson? Seriously?

Tulsi Gabbard isn't bad enough?

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Thank you, Rick. I thought your piece was powerful, honest and smart.

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How you have articulated what Harris can offer - the ideals and the function of government in our life is masterful and timely. Thanks. Government should be there for us and to benefit us. What we have been living through with Trump is a twisted narcissistic show that demands our constant emotional response. Basta.

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What an excellent article.

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Well stated

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Thanks for your courage, honesty and incisive commentary. Dude, you inspire me! Thanks so much!

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Thank you Rick. You and the Team at LP have been my beacon of hope.

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Thank you sir 🫡 8 DAYS

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Sherrod Brown’s appeals break my heart. He will pull it off! Go Sherrod!

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Parents WA/ID All in for Tester. Devastated

should Tester lose to This.

Portends a poor prognosis as we say. This is not how my parents want to expire.

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He MUST. As must Tester and so many others.

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Well said, excellent analysis.

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Folks, if you are a political campaign, you don't not want to be doing damage control for racist slurs and jokes from your closing rally 8 days before the election. Even if you're Donald Trump. Stay strong everyone, we're gonna win. The VP is closing incredibly strong and it will show on November 5th.

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I agree with every word of this. And I think these shitty polls that are entering the mix with reliable polls are skewing everything. This could be a complete Kamala landslide that no one is seeing now.

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